Cypress South November 2018

THANKSGIVING PARTY
PLANNING CHECKLIST
One month before:
Determine your overall budget for decor and food.
Call or email family and friends to discuss holiday plans and invite them to
join you for the occasion.
Three weeks before:
Order flowers from your local florist and source the other seasonal elements
you’d like to incorporate (pumpkins, gourds, leaves, acorns, etc.).
Rent extra chairs or linens from your local rental company, if needed.
Check to be sure you have necessary serving pieces for the buffet. Use postit
notes to label which menu items go on each platter.
Two weeks before:
Make wheat place cards and plan seating arrangement.
Purchase materials and prepare any crafts for the table.
Order turkey.
One week before:
Create a master shopping list that includes
all ingredients for menu.
Stock up on wine and nonalcoholic beverages.
Send tablecloth and napkins to a dry cleaner
so they’re perfectly pressed.
Thaw turkey in refrigerator, if frozen. Allow for at least
1 day of thawing for every 4 pounds of turkey.
Two days before:
Buy groceries.
Make any favors.
Arrange flowers.
Day before:
Set the table.
Bake pies.
Prepare any dishes you can do ahead of time.
Day of:
Prepare food that still needs to be cooked.
Warm any dishes that were made ahead of time.
Prepare the guest bathroom by emptying trash, setting
out clean guest towels and lighting a candle next to the sink.
Set all serving pieces out that will be used on a buffet.
Have trash cans and extra garbage bags ready
for clean-up.
Light candles and turn on music.
Get dressed and party ready!
Source: HGTV.com
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